Scientific Name: Anthus spinoletta

Residency: Spends winters throughout most of Arizona, and summers in southern region of the state.

Diet: Eats insects and seeds. 

Predators: Dear mice and Northern Raven may kill nestlings and take eggs. Adults are preyed upon by American Kestrel and Barn Owl.

Nesting: Nest made of grasses and twigs, lined with fine materials, built on the ground. Eggs: 5-6 per clutch, gray-white with dark marks.

Nesting Records:

Notes: Also known as the American Pipit (Anthus rubescens).

Photo: to be added soon.

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